Everclear Songs Ranked
Everclear is an American rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1991. The band was formed by Art Alexakis, the band’s lead songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist; and for most of the band’s height of popularity, consisted of Craig Montoya on bass guitar and Greg Eklund on drums. After the limited release of their independently released debut album, World of Noise, the band found success with their first three albums on Capitol Records: Sparkle and Fade, So Much for the Afterglow, and Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile,[7] which were all certified platinum in sales. However, the following two albums Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude and Slow Motion Daydream, were not as well-received, and as sales suffered, Montoya and Eklund left the band shortly after in 2003. Here are all of Everclear songs ranked.
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15. Sick & Tired (World Of Noise, 1994)
“Short songs with powerful guitar riffs and lyrical content was the formula for success that was begun in this album and was perfected in the next. While production quality was surely lacking, this album should be listened to before almost any other Everclear album simply to see what could have been…”
14. Summerland (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“The cynicism’s hedonistic mask seems most transparent in the despairing “Summerland” which pines for a better life: “I think I lost my smile, I think you lost yours too … we could find a place, make it what we want it to be, no one really gives a fuck about us anyway”.
13. Santa Ana Wind (Invisible Stars, 2012)
“Art is stuck in the 90’s with his sound, but lyrically speaking he is addressing some more grown up subjects. He’s not subtle with his lyrics…it’s all right out there. But it doesn’t feel empty, it doesn’t feel like there’s no emotion, it feels like Art’s just talking about what Art wants to talk about.”
12. Heroin Girl (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“The song “Heroin Girl” seemed pretty huge at the time, certainly what I consider to be the brightest spark on Sparkle and Fade. “I heard a poh-leece man say ‘it’s just another overdose’, just another overdose!”
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11. So Much for the Afterglow (So Much for the Afterglow, 1997)
“The title track, with its Beach Boy sound and depressing lyrics really sets the tone right from the get go. Art’s lyrics on this album have the biting tone to match Sparkle and Fade, and give the listener a lot to chew on while the rock-pop beats get your legs pumping and your hands playing drums on the steering wheel.”
10. Why I Don’t Believe In God (So Much for the Afterglow, 1997)
“Similarly, there is enough ambiguity to a song like “Why I Don’t Believe In God” that anyone could put their childhood self in his shoes. When talking about the men that came to take his at-risk mother away, he said he “heard big words with horrible sounds.” That’s a poetic and, more importantly, clear rendering of a child’s perspective.”
9. Chemical Smile (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“There’s an element of samey-ness across many of the latter tracks such that they kind of begin to blur together. Then along comes the blast of speed and energy that is “My Chemical Smile”, guaranteed to wake me up”
8. You Make Me Feel Like a Whore (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“The thing that sells these songs is the relative edge the band has compared to their post-grunge contemporaries. They definitely have preserved more of it than many of those bands, at least most of the time. There’s more of a punky edge to this music than most contemporary post grunge, and that’s certainly refreshing.”
7. Everything to Everyone (So Much for the Afterglow, 1997)
“These guys have a lot of different instruments in the mix rather than just guitar/bass/drums there are some cool synth patches and even a banjo which is pretty rockin’ if you ask me. And “Everything to Everyone” is just a classic in its own right. So catchy.”
6. Heartspark Dollarsign (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“Heartspark Dollarsign” is a weighty anti-racism rant: “a love so pure for a hate so blind”. There’s an element of samey-ness across many of the latter tracks such that they kind of begin to blur together.”
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5. AM Radio (Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, 2000)
“Surely, there are plenty of power chord jams, but songs like “AM Radio” are just funky, even if the “I never liked disco!” proclamation is a tad dumb. Also, these songs still feel like Everclear, they’re not changing sounds and making peoples head shake”
4. Father of Mine (So Much for the Afterglow, 1997)
“This here is another piece of summer pop rock courtesy of Everclear with their usual relaxed sound, despite having some pretty damning lyrics about his father leaving him. This was a common subject with a lot of these “Gen X” songs and it is pretty earnest despite the times and trends.”
3. Wonderful (Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, 2000)
“Wonderful” is a touching, 4 minute and 41 second masterpiece about the effect that a divorce has on the children involved. The bridge of the song explodes in a torrent of emotion, with vocalist A.P. Alexakis straining his vocal chords as he screams, “I don’t wanna meet your friends, and I don’t wanna start over again…I just want my life to be the same, just like it used to be…some days, I hate everything- please don’t tell me everything is ‘wonderful’ now…” This track is, quite simply, “wonderful.”
2. I Will Buy You a New Life (So Much for the Afterglow, 1997)
“This is Everclear’s best album. ARt is a great songwriter and takes that repetitive everclear sound and adds more beats to it and really hits the pinnacle of his writing right on this cd.”
1. Santa Monica (Sparkle and Fade, 1995)
“It is pretty good for post-grunge song. The guitar riff is pretty enjoyable, and the vocals are catchy and pretty unique as well. The song is slow, and even though it does not have a massive hook it manages to remain entertaining from start to finish. Overall, pretty good release, but not very memorable at all.”
